The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts OF The
World.


The police az Grosgeren have discovered GER
s1in documents which give evidence of the ex-
ietence of a Socialist plot TO murder Emperor
William OF Germany. Many arrests have been
made OF persons charged with being implicated
a. the plot. In consequence Of a rumor that
slips of paper had been found in several places
through which the imperial train would pass,
Endorsed Tonight, at about midnight the
Emperor's train passes BE ready" a fictitious
special train was dispatched before the En-
peror's The route from Maycnce TO Darn
stadt was lined with police and fendarmes.
Both trains passed safely without Incident
Russia has replied 10 the circular note in rola-
tion TO the Bulgarian question issued by the
Porte The reply states that while there rs
personally no objection against Prince Ferdi-
nand rs ruler of Bulgaria, Russia declines 10
accept the decision OF the present Sobranje.
Germany, Austria and Italy reply that they
will accept any solution of the question which
n based on the Berlin treaty.-ln Paris, on
che night OF the fete some persons who were
riding in cabs were compelled TO alight by the
mob ia the streets Those who declined TO do
90 were fOrcbly removed from the vehicles.
A hostile demonstration was made at the Ger
man Embassy in Bordeaux, and windows were
broken in the Office of the local Government
organ.-The Paris Figaro says that Capt.
Jovis will In October attempt 10 make balloon
voyage across the Atlantic to New York. lie
viii start from ST. Nazare.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
At ST. Thomas, Ont, July IS, an oil train
and a passenger train came i'm collision. The
oil was set on fire and great destruction Of life
and property followed. Twelve persons were
killed OF burned TO death, and go more or less
injured.--Three men were fatally burned at
the Union Steel Works in Chicago, Saturday,
while engaged in pouring hot iron into a
mold, and nine Others were more or less in
lured, the molten metal being scattered IN all
directions by coming into contact with damp
plaster that had recently been put in the mold.
--George b. Clark chief accountant al the
Catholic Pr0tectory in New York, was stricken
with paralysis at the dinner table at the Hotel
Portland Asbury Park, Nj, Sunday, and died
almost instanty.-At Chicago officers of the
United States Secret Service arrested Adam
Racke, q German, who has been for some time
manufacturing and circulating counterfeit half
dollars, extremely well executed.-Charles
Crosse, owner Of large furniture factory and
other property in Cincinnati, committed sui
eide by hanging in his furniture establishment.
he had become possessed of the fear that he
would become pOOr-Beniamin Price, aged
13 years living at New Gretna, N. j., has been
lodged in Jail, charged with setting fire TO a
number of valuable timber tracts in the lower
part OF the County
The President and Mrs. Cleveland spent last
week in New York State. Saturday they took
trip among the Thousand Islands in the St
Lawrence River. That evening an accident
happened TO the Presidents train near Glendale
The engineer was killed, but none Of the pas.
senger were iniured.-The heat during thC
past week has been terrific in all parts of the
country. In all sections the mercury went
above 100. In Chicago it was the hottest for
no years. I'm that city there were more than
90 fatal cases Of sunstrOke. Many also occurred
elsewhere In New York city the mortality
caused by the extreme heat was appalling
More than 500 deaths occurred in single day
fonr-hfths OF them being children.--At tht
National Convention of the WOmen's Christian
Temperance Union at Lake Bluff, near Chicago
Saturday, Senator Colguitt, of Georgia. gave
some interesting details of what prohibition
has done and is doing in the South. In the IL
Southern States he said there were fewer
saloons 10 the population than in any othel
dozen States, not excepting Maine and Kansas
Local option had been adopted in Georgia and
Alabama, and prohibition was q success every.
where.-Ibe Citizens Committee in charge
OF the Grand Army Reunion at ST. Louis have
appropriated $4,000 for decorations Among
these will be a Grand Army arch, erected al
al expense OF $a0O0.-The cOnyicts at the
State prison at Saltwater Mimi, will begin
MpoAN aug q phDAifAAlnh Vi "a MbtklN lOuI
column folio newspaper called the Piis0l
lftir0r, the object of the enterprise being "a
benefit the prison library fund.---The New
York Catholic Nous calls on the Catholic socie
ties OF that and surrounding cities TO appoint
delegates 10 general council shortly 10 bt
held, at which steps win be taken TO make an
engagements for public meeting and parade Il
New York ia honor Of the golden jubilee of Lee
Kills priesthood. Mayor Francis of st
l.glI Tod he 20
the invitation 10 President Cleveland TO visi
NJ. Louis during the Fall festivities On thi
committee are the presidents Of the yariou
associations having In charge the Fall festiy
ftles and the many prominent citizens repre-
eenting Union aud Confederate soldiers Rnt
business men. The colorec citizens are repre-
scented by one of their race. The delegation
Will start next Saturday.-Gen. Francis
Spinner, formerly Treasurer of the Unite,
States, is greatly enjoying life in his tent HON
OIL Pablo Beach, Fla. At 70 years Of age he
As genial and hearty as ever and welcome
hosts Of visitors He is a particularly success
ful fisherman, and enYious rivals say that whe
worms are scarce he uses his signature for bal
The Delaware Railroad C0mpany's peac
estimate puts the expected shipments by ra
from all points on the peninsula reached by III
main line and It's feeders at 2,35S, 253 basket
Miss Jane Andrews of Newburyport Mass
widely known IS a writer Of juvenile book
died Friday, aged 81.
Sec Comrade Taylor's adv on page s.